Travel/Holiday Destination/Info Thread

[schoona]

Thanks for all the rpeplies fellas.
Will have Travel Insurance,
Will register with DFAT.
Have looked on Smart Traveller
Will have multiple money options
Will tarp up (can't trust most of them here! lol)

Can't wait, just looking to be a bit more advised on options before the travel agent tries to sell something ridiculous.


Thanks again!

[Wolfgang]

Something that might be useful is an ANZ Travel Card.

They are available in different currencies and work like a debitcard so it saves you carrying around big wads of cash.

Best thing is they are PIN protected and you get a spare.

From memory you don't need to be an ANZ customer either.


Also, have two photocopies of EVERY document including your passport.

Put the originals in a travel wallet (Kathmandu sell good ones) to keep on yourself or in a day pack. Keep one lot of copies along with family members contact details and country of residence in a plastic Zip lock bag (keeps it dry) somewhere secure your main bag. If your bag gets lost (been there done that) , then it can help it be identified. The other lot of copies keep at home or with a family member.

Lastly, a money belt (Kathmandu again) is a very handy and secure place too keep passport, sare cash, spare padlock key/s etc.

Seems like overkill but having documentation can make it easier to sort things out if the brown hits the fan.

[DeanB]

Another option is to scan a copy of all your travel doco and email it to an account you can access. In the case you lose bags or wallet, etc you can log into the email at an internet cafe/YHA/Hotel and get them printed out.

Make sure you have a list somewhere of contact numbers (not the local 13 numbers you use here, but the +61 ones for when you dial from overseas) that in a worst case scenario you would need - travel insurance, bank/credit card companies, etc

ANZ travel card is handy. Australia Post also have currency cards which a guy from work just went on holidays with to Europe (unsure of fees, charges, etc) but he supposedly looked into them before leaving.

[Blitzen]

Commonwealth bank does a very hand travel Master Card that you can put individual currencies on. I have used this, and it is very handy. It can be topped up using bpay.